Living in one of the northern states of the U.S.A. I'm used to seeing Canadian coinage from time to time. The pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters are all similarly colored and shaped, though the weight is slightly different, that they get passed along in the mix. That is, until one tries to turn in a jar of change at a bank or use the coins in a ( Read more... )

I seem to be missing the magic, somehow. I don't mean the stuff of fantasy novels. I mean the sense of wonder. The "Wow, how is that done?!" inspiration of curiosity. Or just awe that something can happen at all, whether natural or manufactured. As a kid, the world seems full of that sort of thing. As an adult, well, the world seems a less ( Read more... )